Guidebook for Vienna

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Guidebook for Vienna

Food Scene

Nice interior, good coffee
53 locals recommend
Blaustern
2 Döblinger Gürtel
53 locals recommend
Nice interior, good coffee
Best schnitzel in town.
218 locals recommend
Plachutta Wollzeile
38 Wollzeile
218 locals recommend
Best schnitzel in town.
Good stuff and super-close to the apartment
6 locals recommend
Backwaren zur Sternwarte
4 Sternwartestraße
6 locals recommend
Good stuff and super-close to the apartment
Best vegetarian restaurant in Europe! Expensive though! Make sure you reserve a table!
25 locals recommend
TIAN
23 Himmelpfortgasse
25 locals recommend
Best vegetarian restaurant in Europe! Expensive though! Make sure you reserve a table!
Great ice-cream. Don't miss it.
30 locals recommend
Zanoni & Zanoni
7 Lugeck
30 locals recommend
Great ice-cream. Don't miss it.
Seriously, best pizza in town. I've lived 25 years in Vienna and no other pizzeria came close to Pizza Mari. Nice minimalist interior.
172 locals recommend
Pizza Mari
23A Leopoldsgasse
172 locals recommend
Seriously, best pizza in town. I've lived 25 years in Vienna and no other pizzeria came close to Pizza Mari. Nice minimalist interior.
Great authentic Austrian kitchen
104 locals recommend
Schöne Perle
2 Große Pfarrgasse
104 locals recommend
Great authentic Austrian kitchen
Looots of games to play while having a beer or coffee. The waiter became a legend. The real Viennese Coffee spot to experience. Secret tip
15 locals recommend
Café Sperlhof
41 Große Sperlgasse
15 locals recommend
Looots of games to play while having a beer or coffee. The waiter became a legend. The real Viennese Coffee spot to experience. Secret tip
One of the rare 24/7 bakeries in town. Funny clientele especially in night hours on weekends!
53 locals recommend
Bakery Prindl NFG. Ltd.
2 Jägerstraße
53 locals recommend
One of the rare 24/7 bakeries in town. Funny clientele especially in night hours on weekends!
One of the best offers at Alte Donau. Great fresh fish and authentic food. Make sure you reserve a table on the raft (Floß)
6 locals recommend
Neu Brasilien
61 An der unteren Alten Donau
6 locals recommend
One of the best offers at Alte Donau. Great fresh fish and authentic food. Make sure you reserve a table on the raft (Floß)
Cheap Restaurant with great athmosphere on the waterfront. Nice Schnitzel selection. Authentic waiters.
18 locals recommend
Gasthaus Birner
47 An der Oberen Alten Donau
18 locals recommend
Cheap Restaurant with great athmosphere on the waterfront. Nice Schnitzel selection. Authentic waiters.
Combine a walk in the forests of Wilhelminenberg with a lunch/dinner at Villa Aurora. Nice selection of authentic Austrian food.
14 locals recommend
Villa Aurora
237 Wilhelminenstraße
14 locals recommend
Combine a walk in the forests of Wilhelminenberg with a lunch/dinner at Villa Aurora. Nice selection of authentic Austrian food.
Nice concept cafe full with designer furniture which you can actually buy.
21 locals recommend
The furniture Cafe
10 Burggasse
21 locals recommend
Nice concept cafe full with designer furniture which you can actually buy.
It's worth the hike uphill. Here you'll find a real "Wiener Heurigen" without too many tourists. Remember that Grinzing claims to have authentic Heurigen bars, but it's nothing else than where tourist busses are being sent to. This Heurigen is different and a real secret spot for Viennese people.
9 locals recommend
Heuriger Hirt
8 Eisernenhandgasse
9 locals recommend
It's worth the hike uphill. Here you'll find a real "Wiener Heurigen" without too many tourists. Remember that Grinzing claims to have authentic Heurigen bars, but it's nothing else than where tourist busses are being sent to. This Heurigen is different and a real secret spot for Viennese people.
Zu den zwei Lieserln. Schnitzel, schnitzel, schnitzel. Huge choice. Don't hesitate to ask for a doggy bag since portions are huge!
Burggasse 63
63 Burggasse
Zu den zwei Lieserln. Schnitzel, schnitzel, schnitzel. Huge choice. Don't hesitate to ask for a doggy bag since portions are huge!
Have a coffee in Cafe Prueckel. The interior will take your breath. Lean back and have a coffee. The rest will come alone.
137 locals recommend
Café Prückel
24 Stubenring
137 locals recommend
Have a coffee in Cafe Prueckel. The interior will take your breath. Lean back and have a coffee. The rest will come alone.
Affordable restaurant in the city centre. The one and only restaurant where you want to try out a "Taferlspitz" - real authentic Austrian food. Do a Google image search on Taferlspitz. Secret tip. Locals eat here even if it's downtown and close to all touristic attractions.
14 locals recommend
Reinthaler's Beisl
2-4 Dorotheergasse
14 locals recommend
Affordable restaurant in the city centre. The one and only restaurant where you want to try out a "Taferlspitz" - real authentic Austrian food. Do a Google image search on Taferlspitz. Secret tip. Locals eat here even if it's downtown and close to all touristic attractions.
The lady who runs the business is known in the city's art scene. Toilets designed by Peter Kogler - Austrian artist. Great Topfenstrudel.
52 locals recommend
Café Korb
7 Brandstätte
52 locals recommend
The lady who runs the business is known in the city's art scene. Toilets designed by Peter Kogler - Austrian artist. Great Topfenstrudel.
Authentic "Gasthaus". Great food and nice interior without any fuss. Secret tip for locals.
75 locals recommend
Gasthaus Wild
1 Radetzkypl.
75 locals recommend
Authentic "Gasthaus". Great food and nice interior without any fuss. Secret tip for locals.
Good Austrian kitchen. Bit expensive but worth it and close to the apartment
Restaurant Edelhof
13 Edelhofgasse
Good Austrian kitchen. Bit expensive but worth it and close to the apartment
If you are too lazy to leave the house, call Sisi Pizza (+43 1 3696868) to order home-delivery. Pizza, kebab, and other fast-food-like stuff to order. You can pay in cash at delivery.
Sisi Pizza
18 Billrothstraße
If you are too lazy to leave the house, call Sisi Pizza (+43 1 3696868) to order home-delivery. Pizza, kebab, and other fast-food-like stuff to order. You can pay in cash at delivery.
Another rare 24/7 Turkish bakery. Best thing to do is to grap a fresh bread or Burek after a long night at one of the Guertel bars.
16 locals recommend
Bäckerei Gül
7 Yppenpl.
16 locals recommend
Another rare 24/7 Turkish bakery. Best thing to do is to grap a fresh bread or Burek after a long night at one of the Guertel bars.
Great Viennese coffeehouse atmosphere (and way-less frequented by tourists as Cafe Central)
21 locals recommend
Café Restaurant Bräunerhof
2 Stallburggasse
21 locals recommend
Great Viennese coffeehouse atmosphere (and way-less frequented by tourists as Cafe Central)
Delightful breakfasts served in a warm and cozy ambiance.
40 locals recommend
Himmelblau
36 Kutschkergasse
40 locals recommend
Delightful breakfasts served in a warm and cozy ambiance.
Good prices, good sushi.
9 locals recommend
Teka Sushi
5 Billrothstraße
9 locals recommend
Good prices, good sushi.
Authentic tibetan food.
7 locals recommend
Tibet Restaurant
102 Währinger Gürtel
7 locals recommend
Authentic tibetan food.
They claim to be the oldest "Würstelstand" in-town. If you are into fast-food, make sure you try the Leberkäse-Semmel or a good old Käsekrainer!
6 locals recommend
Leo's Hotdog Stand
2 Döblinger Gürtel
6 locals recommend
They claim to be the oldest "Würstelstand" in-town. If you are into fast-food, make sure you try the Leberkäse-Semmel or a good old Käsekrainer!
A real typical "Heurigen". Very nice garden - food and wine excellent. Almost no tourists (unlike Grinzing). Viennese people go here for a Heurigen experience. Easy access via Bus 35 A to Agnesgasse - then a short walk uphill to the first street on the left.
9 locals recommend
Weinhof Zimmermann - Neustift am Walde
20 Mitterwurzergasse
9 locals recommend
A real typical "Heurigen". Very nice garden - food and wine excellent. Almost no tourists (unlike Grinzing). Viennese people go here for a Heurigen experience. Easy access via Bus 35 A to Agnesgasse - then a short walk uphill to the first street on the left.

Parks & Nature

Nice spacious park with little pool for kids
24 locals recommend
Währinger Park
24 locals recommend
Nice spacious park with little pool for kids
Very lovely park with little ponds, sculptures and small light tower
186 locals recommend
Turkenschanz Park
186 locals recommend
Very lovely park with little ponds, sculptures and small light tower
Funny 1950s style public bath with beaches and lots of amenities.
28 locals recommend
Gansehaufel
28 locals recommend
Funny 1950s style public bath with beaches and lots of amenities.
Stroll around the park and admire the big Bunker building. Perfect for kids and for lazy Sundays.
499 locals recommend
Augarten
499 locals recommend
Stroll around the park and admire the big Bunker building. Perfect for kids and for lazy Sundays.
If you are fed up with the city, this is a beautiful spot for a day/half-day excursion. Just take the Schnellbahn to Kritzendorf (stops at Spittelau close to the apartment). 1920s/1930s flair in the river bath of the Danube. You can actually swim in the Danube! Authentic people.
Strombad Kritzendorf
30 Strombad Rondeau
If you are fed up with the city, this is a beautiful spot for a day/half-day excursion. Just take the Schnellbahn to Kritzendorf (stops at Spittelau close to the apartment). 1920s/1930s flair in the river bath of the Danube. You can actually swim in the Danube! Authentic people.
Super nice and spacious public bath with lots of pools and superb view on the city.
22 locals recommend
Schafbergbad
2 Josef-Redl-Gasse
22 locals recommend
Super nice and spacious public bath with lots of pools and superb view on the city.
Free beach with facilities at Alte Donau
6 locals recommend
Romaplatz
Romaplatz
6 locals recommend
Free beach with facilities at Alte Donau

Essentials

very nice selection of austrian local brands. check prices since some products can be expensive
193 locals recommend
SPAR Gourmet
43 Porzellangasse
193 locals recommend
very nice selection of austrian local brands. check prices since some products can be expensive
272 locals recommend
Billa
33 Löwengasse
272 locals recommend

Getting Around

U6 metro stop. Take one stop direction Floridsdorf and you can switch to U4. Take 4 stops direction Floridsdorf and you can hop onto S7 Schnellbahn that brings you to the airport.
21 locals recommend
Nußdorfer Straße
21 locals recommend
U6 metro stop. Take one stop direction Floridsdorf and you can switch to U4. Take 4 stops direction Floridsdorf and you can hop onto S7 Schnellbahn that brings you to the airport.
trams to city center
18 locals recommend
Währinger Straße
Währinger Straße
18 locals recommend
trams to city center
Closest city bike station. Grab an almost free bike (1euro registration). More information: https://citybikewien.at/en/
23 locals recommend
Citybike Wien
23 locals recommend
Closest city bike station. Grab an almost free bike (1euro registration). More information: https://citybikewien.at/en/

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice old cultural center. Bars, concert, workshops, atelier.
81 locals recommend
WUK
59 Währinger Str.
81 locals recommend
Nice old cultural center. Bars, concert, workshops, atelier.
Spark
107 Währinger Gürtel
Good concerts, Alternative scene, Great DIY-like architecture
109 locals recommend
Fluc & Fluc Wanne
5 Praterstern
109 locals recommend
Good concerts, Alternative scene, Great DIY-like architecture
Good electronic music, Nice atmosphere, sometimes concerts.
67 locals recommend
Rhiz - Bar Modern
67 locals recommend
Good electronic music, Nice atmosphere, sometimes concerts.
Shabu Bar, Authentic food and schnaps. Great selection of biological stuff. Nice athmosphere
Rotensterngasse 8
8 Rotensterngasse
Shabu Bar, Authentic food and schnaps. Great selection of biological stuff. Nice athmosphere
Electronic music and nice interior. Great selection of drinks. Sometimes live-shows.
47 locals recommend
Elektro Gonner
47 locals recommend
Electronic music and nice interior. Great selection of drinks. Sometimes live-shows.
Former (sex) nightclub. Mirrors, dancefloor, red velvet interior. Will make you time-travel into the 70s. Funny night guaranteed.
68 locals recommend
Tanzcafe Jenseits
3 Nelkengasse
68 locals recommend
Former (sex) nightclub. Mirrors, dancefloor, red velvet interior. Will make you time-travel into the 70s. Funny night guaranteed.
Bar with sandbeach at the Danube channel. Nice atmosphere. Can get very crowded.
170 locals recommend
Strandbar Herrmann
170 locals recommend
Bar with sandbeach at the Danube channel. Nice atmosphere. Can get very crowded.
Hip place. Bookshop and hipsterish drinks + cakes.
155 locals recommend
phil
10 - 12 Gumpendorfer Str.
155 locals recommend
Hip place. Bookshop and hipsterish drinks + cakes.
Local brewery with fantastic beer. Serve also food. Can be crowded on warm summer evenings.
36 locals recommend
Fischer Bräu - Erste Wiener Gasthausbrauerei
17 Billrothstraße
36 locals recommend
Local brewery with fantastic beer. Serve also food. Can be crowded on warm summer evenings.

Arts & Culture

Impressive to see the baroque tombs of the old Austrian emperor. Secret tip.
47 locals recommend
Imperial Crypt
2 Tegetthoffstraße
47 locals recommend
Impressive to see the baroque tombs of the old Austrian emperor. Secret tip.
Loooooots of museums. The spectrum ranges from visual and performing arts over architecture, music, fashion, theater, dance, literature, and children’s culture to game culture, street art, design and photography. You should start your day here.
1009 locals recommend
Museumsquartier U station
1009 locals recommend
Loooooots of museums. The spectrum ranges from visual and performing arts over architecture, music, fashion, theater, dance, literature, and children’s culture to game culture, street art, design and photography. You should start your day here.
Fantastic building. An architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession. Check their website for current exhbition.
127 locals recommend
Secession
12 Friedrichstraße
127 locals recommend
Fantastic building. An architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession. Check their website for current exhbition.
Your kids will enjoy the stay at the children museum.
32 locals recommend
ZOOM Children's Museum
1 Museumsplatz
32 locals recommend
Your kids will enjoy the stay at the children museum.

Sightseeing

This garbage burner has been redesigned by Austrian artist Friedrich Hundertwasser
11 locals recommend
Wien Energie GmbH - Wien Energie-Welt Spittelau
45 Spittelauer Lände
11 locals recommend
This garbage burner has been redesigned by Austrian artist Friedrich Hundertwasser
The only one baroque zoo in the world. Nice atmosphere and a must-do if you are visiting the city with your kids. They will love it. Don't miss the huge playground inside the Tiergarten!
329 locals recommend
Schönbrunn Zoo
13b Maxingstraße
329 locals recommend
The only one baroque zoo in the world. Nice atmosphere and a must-do if you are visiting the city with your kids. They will love it. Don't miss the huge playground inside the Tiergarten!
Funny micro-state. Artist Edwin Lipburger declared his sphere-like structure to be a nation. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugelmugel The house is enclosed by a barbed-wire fence and is the only address within the proclaimed Republic. Its address is "2, Antifaschismusplatz 1"
Kugelmugel
1 Antifaschismusplatz
Funny micro-state. Artist Edwin Lipburger declared his sphere-like structure to be a nation. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugelmugel The house is enclosed by a barbed-wire fence and is the only address within the proclaimed Republic. Its address is "2, Antifaschismusplatz 1"
Even if you don't wanna buy vegetables, meat or fish, Naschmarkt has a great flair! Can get very crowded on Saturday morning.
929 locals recommend
Naschmarkt
929 locals recommend
Even if you don't wanna buy vegetables, meat or fish, Naschmarkt has a great flair! Can get very crowded on Saturday morning.
Take a approx. 2hrs boat tour to see different parts of the city. You can choose between three different routes. More information here: https://www.viennasightseeing.at/en/hop-on-hop-off/boat-ride/
Marienbrücke
Take a approx. 2hrs boat tour to see different parts of the city. You can choose between three different routes. More information here: https://www.viennasightseeing.at/en/hop-on-hop-off/boat-ride/